Background
Seymour, Thaddeus was born on June 29, 1928 in New York City. Son of Whitney North and Lola Virginia (Vickers) Seymour.
Seymour, Thaddeus was born on June 29, 1928 in New York City. Son of Whitney North and Lola Virginia (Vickers) Seymour.
Bachelor of Arts California, 1950. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1955.
Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Wilkes College, 1968. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Butler University, 1971. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Indiana State University, 1976.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wabash College, 1984. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Center Florida, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Stetson University, 1990.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rollins College, 1990.
Member faculty, Dartmouth College, 1954-1969;
Professor of English, dean college, Dartmouth College, 1959-1969;
president, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1969-1978;
president, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, 1978-1990;
Professor of English, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, since 1978. President Indiana Conference Higher Education, 1977. Vice president Association Colls.
Indiana, 1978; vice-chairman Florida Indiana Colls.
Past member Indiana Bicentennial Commission. Delegate N.H. Republican Convention, 1958,64. Vice-chairman N.H. Republican Committee, 1967-1968.
Trustee Park-Tudor School, 1970-1978, Bach Festival Society. Chairman Florida selection committee Rhodes Scholarship Trust, 1983-1988. Chairman Habitat for Humanity of Winter Park, since 1994.
President of the board of trustees Winter Park Public Library., since 1998. Secretary-treasurer Winter Park Health Foundation, since 1998. Member National Rowing Foundation (director), Ring 219 (charter), International Brotherhood Magicians, Indiana Colleges Universities Florida (secretary), Florida Association Colls.and Universities, Century Association, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Polly Gnagy, November 20, 1948. Children: Elizabeth Halsey, Thaddeus, Samuel Whitney, Mary Duffie, Abigail Comfort.